Xtra Time Web Desk: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli on Thursday reached Chennai to play in the upcoming Indian Premier League season 14 (IPL 2021). Kohli will be joining the squad after undergoing seven days quarantine.
The RCB cricketers have already started its training camp on Tuesday for the upcoming season which begins on April 9.
“Captain Virat Kohli has arrived in Chennai” RCB said, announcing Kohli’s arrival in a tweet, along with a picture of their captain wearing a mask.
RCB faces defending champions Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener on April 9 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Kohli, who has been with the RCB since the inception of the IPL in 2008, quit the bio-bubble in Pune on Monday after India’s ODI series win against England.
He has been part of bio-secure bubbles since the end of January, ahead of the England series, and was part of each of the four Tests, five T20 Internationals and three ODIs.
Another key RCB player and South African star batsman A B de Villiers also joined the RCB bio-bubble on Thursday.
Meanwhile , the Mumbai Indians squad has also reached Chennai on Wednesday.